IUCN Status: Vulnerable
EPBC Threat Rating: Moderate
IUCN Claim: “The species presumably was extirpated from mainland Australia by a combination of predation by the Red Fox and feral cat and habitat disturbance.’”
Cats were the main cause of mortality of a reintroduced, predator-inexperienced, hare-wallaby group (Hardman et al. 2016). Hare-wallabies were last confirmed on the mainland in Western Australia 28-68 years after cats arrived (Wallach et al. 202X).
No studies
There are no studies evidencing a negative association between banded
hare-wallabies and cats. The fate of reintroduced animals is is not a
reliable proxy for the fate of populations.
Abbott, The spread of the cat, Felis catus, in Australia: re-examination of the current conceptual model with additional information. Conservation Science Western Australia 7 (2008).
Hardman, Blair, Dorian Moro, and Mike Calver. “Direct evidence implicates feral cat predation as the primary cause of failure of a mammal reintroduction programme.” Ecological Management & Restoration 17.2 (2016): 152-158.
Wallach et al. 2023 In Submission